Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-24
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NAT SEIZURE 81 Liquors In Alaska
rae Rishing Rndusfry-Pors
Tewnsend Netes.
TIE sEUecLxD LIQUORS.
tRzouLAB Correspondence Posr-Mrxl
LIaKECER.

LfaKECER.
TEE sEUo0LKD LIQUORS.
The liquors smuRRIed into AIaska.
which were seized and brought down on
the AnooR consigned 10 the Customs
officials, seems 10 have troubled certain
individuals that are meFs or lass inter-
Gated In the manufacturing Of mineral
water. A certain Arm on the Sound n
considerably interested in the alignment
Of so-eaIlsd mineral water 30 Alaska.
Recently these shipments have been
unusually large, % much 90 ia fact that
the Alaskan officials deemed 10 proper
to investigate the contents Of several
packages eaid to contain soda water.
Strange 10 say, the mineral water had
entirely evaporated, and TO make the
mystery stiil desper, the bottles we're
we'll allied with the best kinds Of
spirits and liquors. On account Of the
large number OF indians In Alaska, the
Federal officials prohibits the shipment
OF liquors 10 the Territory or the sale Of
the same therein. As soon as q seizure
10 made 10 IL Immediately Transferred
to the nearest Revenue Oolleetor's cffiee
IN the United States. where Il IL properly
advertised and sold ct public auction,
the proceeds being RENTED to the COL
leetor Of that district In which the
seizure IL made.
THE SHIPMENTS OF FISH.
The fishing industry. from financial
point OF view, IL assuming proportions
which give promise TO become verv
beneficial TO Port Townsend. One Of the
kinds of fish referred 10 10 q species Of
goldfish caught In large numbers In Port
Discovery bay. Mr.. T. j. Berger on
Friday shipped up the SQUAD nearly
1909 pounds. He supplies the local
market each dav, and EMPLOYS the In
dams around Port Discovery bay to do
the fishing.
Mr.. H L. TibbslIs, Jr.. receives sew
eFal thousand pounds Of halibut and cod.
fish from Cape Flattery every month
and ships consignments 20 various ports
To the Territory. The revenue from
this industry alone amounts to consid-
cradle more than many persons are
aware Of.
MARINE NEWS.
The ship William A. Campbell, Oap-
tain Hawthorne, 1894 net tenuRQe, has
finished loading cargo Of l 500 O08 feet
Of iunber ct Borrard's Inlet, valued at
Sl271l "a. The cargo IL consigned 10
Melbourne.
The ship Tacoma, Captain Sheldon,
1872 net tonnage, u re chartered By the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company to
return 10 Tacoma for q cargo Of coal.
Her usual cargo is 300 tons.
The bark Tidal Wave, Captain Farm.
ham. 603 net tonnage, loaded with Ium-
ber from Port Madison sailed down the
Ssund yesterday bound for San Fran
cisco.
The ship Guardian. Captain Marden.
l172 net tonnage, which sailed from
Port Discovery on the 10th Instant With
$4,000 feet Of lumber, arrived In San
Francisco % last Sunday.
The bark Fresno, Captain Keller, 1887
net tonnage, vas towed 10 sea yester-
day, lumber laden from Pert Gamble
for the Bsv City.
The British bark GIsntasR Captain
Watt, S5l net tonnage, sailed from Al.
toFia on last Wednesday for MosdyviIle
70 load lumber for Busnos Ayers.
The ship Two Brothers, coal laden
from Seattle. was towed 10 ssa yester-
day By the tug Tyee. bound 70 San
Francisco.
The William A. Lsvrenos has loaded